Handle for wooden baskets



t. 4 1927. 01c H. w. KRAMER HANDLE FOR WOODEN BASKETS Filed April 2. 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY 4 1927. Oct H. w. KRAMER HANDLE FOR WOODEN BASKETS Filed April 2, 1926 'l I I I 429129242119,

- I NENTOR N M BY ATTORNEY 4 192 Oct 7 H. w. KRAMER HANDLE FOR WOODEN BASKETS Filed April 2, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR ATTORNEY v 0a. 4, 1921. 1,644,478 H. W. KRAM ER HANDLE FOR WOODEN BASKETS- Filed April 2. 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 5 5 4 I I 1 l 1 \50/ i I 4 i F ATTORNEY P atenteol fieti4,1927, p v v I I it i unirs s'rTfEs PATENT "Pinion.

'HENEY K AMER, or KrNes'roN, NEW Yonx, nssreNoR"r RALPH iP. YOUNG, or

I :MARLBORO, NEW YORK.

HANDLE non 'WooDEN BASK TS.

mama, 'fiiea' April 2, 1926. Serial No. 99,214.,

,My invention consists in the novel features to say, between the attachingmean's forq'sa'id hereinafter described, reterencebeing had 'to side pieces, and the side porti-ons'of the'bail the accompanying drawings which illustrate are correspondingly extended below the top everalembodiment-s of thesame, selected by of the basketgtojengage saidyguidingfiand 1 invention is fully disclosed in the following forms of handle in hichlthe lockir'rgand description and claims; Q n I guiding portion 'o'fthe side'pi'ec'esarellocatt The obj'ectof my inventionis toprovidea ed, the one below, "and the other abovethe metallichandle for supporting and carryle vel o f the'top, or'u'pper edge, of-"the'basket, 1 ing a wooden basket of the type ordinarily the side-portions of the bail' member being in used fortr ansporting and holdinggrap'egor e ther case extendedbelow the top, or'upother fruits andjvegetables, etcl According p r dge of the. basket, Which construction "to the preferred form of my invention, the mparts great strength to the structure of, handle comprises-side members 'adapted'to th-e han'dle itself, and also assists-in stiffening be'attached to the basket, and which may he he basket oe-n t-rally, to avoid-spreading, and "7 soiattached to th-e basket at the factory her also -fa'cilita-tes the attachment of the side the latter is constructed, Without interfering membersto the basket, as hereinafter dewith the nesting of the baskets for shipment scribed, i v i to the point Where they are to be filled, My present invention also includes other and a, eparate bailj-henqber, which is 'adaptfeatures const-ru'ction'and combination Of ed to be" detachably.connected "Wlth the parts hereinafter fully described and 'particside members by simply springingthe ina y PQIII Qd'OUtIlH' tl-LG claims. V terengaging parts together, "Without the use ef rrmg tofthe accompanyingdrawings, oftools, the bail member when once connectli g- 1 15 a perspectlv'eview, partly in seced with the side members, beingheld rigidly 1 1 1 Of a portion-of a basket shovvin'gthe 'in engagementltherewithagainst accidental P e rr d form o fpthe handle embodying,

displacement. The side members are prefery presentanvent-ion attached thereto, in ably attached'to'the basket both at'the top operatlve r pn, and h l mg the basket andat the bottom, the latter'conne ction being COVeI g ln tdlsplacement.

Q so effebtedfls to. connect the side piece-s th Fig.2 is detail view of the bail member 5 I the heavysolid ibottomjvvith which these of h i wn igi baskets are usually provided, 'so' thatvvhen Flg ti 1s a detall a 'of'one ot theS the handle iscompletely"assembled inconb rs WIl'lIl Flg. 1. i.

nection with the basket, itwill support the g 4 311(15, areyregpectlvlr, l fl g basket and'conte'nt's from the bottom without sections'of g- 3 on the dotted '1 f m,

undue strain on the sides, and'the-handle is "f* 1 ,also so constructed as to reinforce the basket g- 161$? 'P f' e Side-member laterally, or transversely against outwa'rd fi 1nF1g3 j j Spreading an i i-d d ith means Fig. 7 representsa'orossflsectl'onal 'VlBW Of h d i d form of handle, in Which the lg uiding por- 'My present invention is an improvement 1710113 'fl fl mber f ov' Y on the form of handle illustrated, described 'Q k ng .p' onsri'n tead of below themand claimed in my former patent of the fisln the formS gd P rua ry 2, 1 926. In that patent the side memhandle arms-are correspondingly"changed.

bers of the'handle were provided with lock- 8 is{a"detai1'vievv,= partly fbrokenavvay, ingshouldersjandguidingfpor'tions extendshowing the ba'il 'mernber'illnstrated i-n flingabovethe basket tojcooperatewithguide Fig.7; Y

"to ingand'locking portions formed on "theop- Fig. 9'represents a horizontallsection onf1'05.

posite ends of the bail. 'Accord-ing to v my tl1line9f- 9 of-FigfSQ v c I present invention, the side members of the Fig-'l'Oreprese'nts aydetailyi'ewm f one of. hand-1e are provided with looking and, guidthe side members illustrated in 7. a

v ng portions, which are 'preterably locatedbe- 11 represents a sectional view onthe 55 low the level of "lihe'top ofthe" baskehthatis line 1l 11 of Fig.'10.

me for purposes of illustration, and the said locking' portions. 'My invention also includes =6 v 3, "for holding the detachable cover in place f sket provided with a,:slightly-m0dified Q United States, No. 1,571,551,igranted Feb- 'ions of theiin tereng'agin'g ;portionso'f the j handle members for preventinglongitudinal v; movement ofthebasket cver.-.

right angles thereto.

.-1 2 represents a'part ial elevation of theside memher'shown in 10,;takenat 1 .Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig. 7, showing anothersli'ghtly modified form of handle.

]Fig. 14 representsasectionof Fig; 13, on the line14,14. V Figs. 1 and '16are enlarge detail views of V I the interengaging portions of the bail mem- 'ber, onefoftlie SidememberS illustrated in Figs l to '6, illustrating. the .mannen of en- Jgaging the same, .1

- Figs '17 I and 18 are similar views, showing the manner of engaging the bail member and V handleiillustrated 1n F1gs."7' to 12.

one of the side-members of the form of Fig. 19'is yiew similar to Fig. 7 showing .anothergslight imodifica'tion' of the in} 'vention, which the guiding and locking portions of the sidemembers are located one 7 belowjthe top of the bas'ket, and one above the'same.

v yFigsi20 and 2 1 are enlarged detailv views V and the bail are formedlfroina'single piece offlthe; interengagingi portions of the bail fmember, ndoneof the side members. Y "Fig,-; 21 shows the parts illustrated in I Fig.21,turnedfat an angle of:*. u 1

Fig, 22 is a detail sectional viewdotthe lower portionof the basket, showing a dilfer- Fig. 23 illustrates a slightly modified form V V l "of handleyin which one of the side members is formed integral with the bail.

Fig; 24 illustrates another slight "modification, in which both of'the sideimembers or wire or rod. 1

7 Figs. 25, 26, 27 and are. detailv views illustrating slight,; modifications in the Referring to the form of my invention f illustrated n ri s-1 to 6, inclusive, gre r, resents awooden basket .provided with the J usual solid'bottoin, B, veneer sides, a, veneer strips, a, and immovable ilid or 'cover, C,

i "Whichmay :be of'anyusu'al or preferred con-7' ,truction; "My improved handle comprises l taching point, 3, which may lbedriven into.

i .theftwo side members, indicated at 13'1,'and

a separate bail member, 2,.adapted to be def' tachablyinterengaged with: the side mem hers *Each of the; side :membersfis provided 'withmeans for}. attaching it to the basket L {in such a. manner thatfithe lifting strain. of c -=the complete handle 'when attached thereto I ,in "lifting the basket and contents, will be transferredtothe bottomflof the basket To this end the lower'end of each side, member is shown 1 asprovided with-an angular at thelside of the basket and into theQbot-tom, B, as'aiiidica'ted infFigQI; Thei upper end ot thefl'side' member may. be similarly provided with an i att-aching point ifrdesired,

eilt means forconnecting) the lower ends of 'j v 'thesidemembers with the basket.-

bers. 1 In Figs. l5 and 16 I have illustratedthc jmanner in which the bail member is engaged i 7 as indicated in the modified form, Fig; '10,

for example, but I prefer to provide it with an inwardly and downwardly curved, re-

taining bend, or portion, indicated at 4,

which is slipped over t-he'upper edgeof the basket before. the point, 3, is driven into the bottom. One advantage of this construc- 'tion is that the distance from the retaining porti0n,4, tothe retaining point, 3, of the side member may be made such as to bring the point, 3, substantially centrally between the upper'andlower faces of the bottom, B,

which is of considerable thickness, when the retaining portion, 4;, is hooked over the upr per edge of the .basket,"thus insuring that. the point, 3,.wi1l always bedriven' properly into the'bottom of thebasket. It 'alsoforms a guide to, insure that the p'ortion of the bail member'designed to holdjdown the cover of the basket, as hereinafter described, will be 7 brought to exactly the proper relation'with respect to the upper edge of -the basket when w the bail-member is connected with the side."

members, as hereinafter described. 'In this form of my invention, the side member is provided with aguiding portion in the form of a closed loop, ofthe wire or bar ofwhich the side, port ons are formed, indicated at '5, and a lockingportionin the form ofan open loop, 6, as clearly shownin Figs. 1, 3,1

4, '5 and 6. ,In this instance theguiding portion, '5, is located a distance below the locking portion, 6, and both are located be- 7 tween the upper and lower ends of the side pieces, 1. The. bail member, 2,;is. provided I with'dow'nwardly extending arms, 7 7, each of which is provided with. a horizontal shoulder, 8,-adaptedto engage and holdithe cover, C, inposition, .as shown'in Fig.1 1'. At a predetermined distance below the shoulder, 8, each of the arms, 7, is provided with downwardly extending locking shoulder,

indicatediat 9 adapted to interengagewith the locking portion, 6, 0f oneof the side members, -1, and each arm, 7, isgprovided with a downwardly; extendingportion, 10,

extending sufliciently below theshoulder, 9.

to enable it to enter thev .guidingloop, 5, of

member is interlocked withjthesideinenr with the side members. It will be understood that the side members; 1, maybe attachedjtothe basket at the time" it is inanu-ij 't'acturedjatthefactory, in which case" they will in nojwav interfere with the proper nestingof the basketsfor shipment and the required number of bale members for all of the'baskets in thenests can be readily con tained withinthe topmost hasketof the nest. Obviously. the side' pieces could be :attached ,to the basket after it is received by th iu' er r e x if t at is P eferred,

but ordinarily it will probably be convenient to attach the side pieces at the factory where the baskets are made, and turnislrthe bail members with the baskets. sired to attach a bail member to a basket so provided with the side members, 1, thelowe-r ends, 10, of each of the arms, 7, of the bail member, will be inserted in the open slot, or looking member, 6, of one of the sidemem ber's, 1, as indicated in Fig. 15, and the bail member will be forced downwardly so as to enter the part, 10, and pass intothe closed guiding member, 5. The lockingportion's', 9,.of the arms, 7, engaging the locking portions,6, will-cause the arms, 7, to be sprung inwardly in the manner indicated in Fig. 16 until the part, 10, enters the guiding member, 5, and the locking member, '9, pa'ssm below the locking member, 6, when the arms, 7, will spring outwardly into the position shown in Fig. 1, in which both arms, 7, are firmly locked to the side members, 1- 1, with the horizontal shoulders, 8, in proper position to receive and hold the cover, C, or lid, against accidental displacement. It will be seen that, while is physically possible to disengage the bail member from the side members in case it should ever 3e desired'to do so, the connection is to all intentsand purposes perfectly rigid andpen manent and the basket can behandled by means of thebail, 2, in exactly the same manner as if the entire handlewas made or one piece or" metal and permanently secured to the basket, while the weight of the fruit or other'contents will be borne entirely by the bottom of the basket, and the sides, a, are not only relieved of strain, but are very' materially stiffened against lateral strain by the side me'mbersandbail member. It will be seen that by locating the locking and guiding devices of the side pieces below the top edge of the basket and between the 6X .remities of the side pieces, 2, there are, in the first place, no projections above the top edge of the basket prior to the application otithe bail, and when the bail member applied, as indicatedin 1, the'downwarfch ly extending portions ofthe bail, engaging the looking and guiding portions of the side pieces, in the manner shown, produce a stiftening effect reinforcing the side pieces and increasing the etlicienc-y in preventing the lateral spreading of the basket.

Figs. 7 to lheveshown a modified form otlhandle in which the side members, indicated; at 101; are provided each with aguiding portiomindicated at 105, located in this instance-adjacent the upper end of the 'i d e member, and with a locking shoulder, indicated at 106, at a distance below the guiding portion, and the bail member, 102, has its lateral arm's, 107, provided with the usual 'cov-er'retai ning shoulder, 108, and de pending portions below said shoulder, pro

When it is deviding straight 1;)or-tions,,110,to engage the guiding portions, 105, ot theside members, and having at their lower extremlties,an

open loop, indicated at 109. The side memshown the lower ends of the side members provided with inwardlybent portions, .103, to extend below the b'ottom,'B otthe basket,

A, and having a ve'rtically'disposed point,

103, which is driven upwardly"through the bottom of the basket, and the upper end of each side piece is provided'inthis instance with a clinching -'point, indicated; at 104, which maybe driven through the side, a, of the basket, and the upper'band, "or bands, (6, and clinched shown,- In'this construction the advantages fher'einbetore described are secured, but the relative'positions verti'cally of the locking and guiding means on the side pieces and on bail arms are reversed. c

In "Figs. 17 and-1811mm illustrated the mannerin which the bailmem'ber is made to engage withthe side members. As indicated in Fig, 7, each arm, 107, ot the bail member, is made to engage the open loop or guiding member, 105,01 theside member, and the locking member, 10.9, of the arm, 107 ,en-

gages an' intermediate :portion of the side and the locking shoulder, 104. The .bail member is then pressed downwardly, with. the effect of springing the ends ,asthe lock ing member, 109,'slides over the locking shoulder, 104 (see Fig. 18), and when the the l'ower ends of the ion parts are in engagement, as shown'in Fig.

7, they will be held in position byth'e natural resilience of the metal :against accidem taldisplacement. I a In Figs. "13 and 14 Ih'ave illustrated a. slightly modified form ofhandle of the-type shown inFigs. 1to6 inclusive, with slight variations hereinafter described, the. corresponding parts of the ,handle structure be ingv lndicated bythe same numbers which appear in l'to 6, with200added. In i this instance the upper end of the side member, 201,- is bent over and downwardly,

as at 204, to engage the top edge of the basket, and-.is then bent upwardlyfas i'n-' (heated at 204 to" torma loop, 204? (see 14), through-whicha tack, 204, or naiL; be: driven topreventthe lateralmove ment otthe hook shapedfportion,204, if,

this is deen edtolbe' desirable; The-lower 1 end of each side member instead of bent);v

provided with ape int, providedwith a p,'20 3, through which tack, =or-jnail, 208 ,",may be driven through the side of the basket and into the bottom. Obviously the side pieces shown nFi .."1,or'in Fig. 7.

oould'be attached to the basket in this min ne-r', it'it 'was preferred," The bail member,

,202, is provided with a cover retaining shoulden-i208, in jtheforrh of a portion otthe wirebent upon itself, as' show n, and having portionsextending below the plane of the 5 top of the cover, toengage a notch, in

the'cover, C, orin the crossbar, c ,,forming'partof'thesame, orboth, and having its ginner end so disposed as; to rest upon the I sol-id portion of the :cover, thus not only 0' holding the cover down on the basket, but

* flocking-it against endwise movement.

3 :Iniso'meinstances,,instead of having both ,7 the interlocking parts of the handle and of Q r the side pieces located'below the plane'of the flfi upper edge of the basket, I may have one of said interlocking-parts of each located 7 below} said plane,and the other above the same, as indicated in Figs. 19 to 21, for ex- I, v ample. vInthese'figures, the side members,

I 301, are each provided with a guiding por- 'tio'n,r305,rin. the form;of a closed loop,

' located in such position as to be below the a top. of'the basket, while the side member is 1'2; provided with an upwardly extendingportion, indicated at301, provided at its up- '7 .perfend with a locking :hook .or shoulder, 306, An intermediate portion of the side ;memberbetween theparts, 305 and 306, is

portion, 303,, and a vertical point, 303*, .I a 1 adapted to extend upwardly through the bot-tom of'the basket, In this instance the 5, points, 303, aresho n of suflicientlength to penetrate entirely through the bottom of the basket, and they are" shown as passing Qthrough apertures in a metal tie-plate, indicoated at i3ll ,qextending transversely. across ,the bottom 'of the basket, and clinched there'- 7 on, asindicated at 303?. This adds: strength [to the, bottomoftheibasketand prevents the V spreadingof the-basket adjacentto thebottom thereof. This tie -plate can also be used with-the other forms of side pieces and bail me'mbe'rs, previously. described, by providing forrnofjattaching means, and this construe: j tioni'will befound very-1 desirable for light fbaskets and those made of fragile material,

' tending upw ardly through the bottom, 7 B, of: the basket, in connection with th'e'Thook shaped-portion, 304,;tor connecting the side Imelnber'to thetop edgeflof the basket, it

hook-shaped portion, 304, as indicated in 1F igs.f7 1 and 10, having a horizontally bent .thelowerendsof the side'imembers,with this as.cardboard, paper macho, and light ve ,neers, 'tfol'r example, altliou'gh its use is not 'iab'solu'tely fnece'ssary; Where this form of e attachment is,u sed;a t the lowerfe'ndsof the sidefm-embers,that is, a point as 303 ,1

0 willbe found convenient to construct the side members with the portion, 304, extend-- ing perpendicularly thereto, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig; 21, so that it can be passed over the top of the basket after the lower end of the side member is secured at the bottom, and it can then be bent down wardly by a pair of pliers or other tool, into stated, is located below the top edge of the basket. In this construction the handle supports. the weight'of the contents from the bottom of the basket, as in the preceding forms, and the overlapping portions of the I handle and side members extend downwardly well below the top edge of: the basket, as in the forms of my invention previously described, so as to 'stifi'en the handle structure adjacent to the upper edge of the basket, and prevent the lateral spreadingof the basket by the weight of its contents, or 7 otherwise. v a i .In Fig. 22 I have shown aslight modification of the means forattaching the lower ends ofthe side members to the basket, and

at the same time bracing the bottom portion of the basket transversely. In this instance the bottom of the basket is provided interiorly with a horizontal, metal plate, I11,

extending transversely thereof, and provided with upturned end portions, 412. This plate may also be provided with piercing points asindioated at 413, which may be conveniently stamped out of the plate,t 11,as'indicatedby the openings, 414:, atany point along the length of said plate, and driven down into the bottomof thebasket. The ups wardly bent end portions, 412, are provided with apertures through which horizontal points, 1403, on thelower ends of the side members, partially illustrated at'401, may pass when driven through the-sides otthe basket, and these points may be clinched, as

indicated at 4:03P, The plate, I11, would, therefore, serve to act as a tie plate to hold the basket transversely and centrally at the bottom, and prevent the spreading otthe basket at that point, a'ndflthis construction may be used where, .andif desired. I

the embodiments of my improved [handle with one of the side members integral with" It will also be understood'that it is within V the scopejof my invention to form any of.

mee

through the bottom of the basket. As pre viously stated, it Will be desirable to form.

the part, 504, originally as extending hori- Zontaly parallel to the part, 503, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig; 23, and bend it down over the edge of the basket after the oint- 503 has been driven u throu h the.

bottom, but obviously. the side member, 501i,

could be provided with any of the other means of attachment at the top and bottom herein shown,

Theside member, 501, is provided withthe locking member, 506, in this instance in the tormof an open loop, and with the guiding member, 505, in this instance in the form ota closed loop, as in Fig. 1. The bail member, 502, is provided at one side With a downwardly extending arm, provided with the cover retainingshoulder 508, and with the locking shoalder, 509, and guiding portion 510, inthis instance exactly as shown in Fig. 1, the

other. arm, 50? 0t t hebail member being provided wv'ith the cover engaging shoulder, 508, at downwardly extending portion, 504, bent backward on itself in the manner indicated in Fig. 21 at 304, to. engage the top edge of. the basket, and which can be formed horizontally asin dieated in dotted lines, before the applieation of the handle to thebasket, and the said bailinember arm, 507 is extended downwardly, asatfilt), to form, integrally with the bail, the other side member, the lower end of the part, 510, being bent inwardly,

as at 503*, and provided With'apoint, 503, to be driven up through the bottom.- ofthe basket; in applying this form of handle to the basket, the separate side member, 501,

. may be attached to the basket at the factory, or not, as preferred, as 1ts presence would not interfere with the nesting oi the baskets, To attach the remaining portion of the handle, the point,'503 is driven up through the bottom, the part, 50%, placed inpengagement with the upper edge of thebasket, and

bent downwardly to secure'theside portion, 510?.- and the bail arm, 507*, in position, and the other bail member, 507, is engaged with the separate side member in exactly thesaineinanner as previouslv dezcribed.- another. slight i g l'h tve illustrated with the locking member, 606, in t-his in- .605, of the side, piece, 601;

modification of my invention, in which the y entire handle is" formed otasingle pief Wire. In this instance the sidemeinb'er, 601, a

is formed integral with the side member,

610, and is eonncied thereto by hone 'Zontal portion or the wir indicated "at 503, which extends across and below the bottom of the basket, the upper end ofthe member,

being provided with snitableattachr in'g means, as the hook portion, 60,lorfhttachingit to the upper edge of the basket, and the fsidemember, 610 being provided with a similar attaching means, indicated at 604?. The side inemben-bOl, is provided stance an open loop, and'a guiding member,

so 605 in this instance-a closed loop., sim ilarto the corresponding parts in Fig. 1. The.

bail member, 602,- Whi'ch isifor same pieoeotwire as both ofthe side mem} bers and the bottom member, 603, hasi one med f or" 1 the 111,607, provided, with the cover jretaining shoulder, see, nd is. integral with the side" inemberffilm, as previously describedl vith reference to Fig. 23. The other arm, 60,7, is provided with the cover engag ng shoulder, 60 8, and with the lockin portionfor shoulg der, 609, andguiding ter Val portion,"610,

in the manner shown in Figs, and

This unitary handle will be most advantageously appliedto the basket atthe place] Where it is filled by placing.the-'hoolgpop.

tijon, 604?, in engagenient with theupper;

edgejof the basketon one side'ybringing the portion,-603, underneath the 'bottom-ofthe ba ket, e gag ng th P rt, %,;W th-r other side of the baskeh and bending itdoxvninto th position hown tul i i es n 24;, after which the tnmyDOT, may l e-sprung" into engagement with the portions, .GQfian'd previously described.

,It Will Lbe seen thft tlie forn -otfhandlei illus'tratedin Figs; 23' andiQt, will efficiently support thecontents of 'the-basket 'from the bottom thereof, and prevent :the lateral in; the ma ner spreading of the npperen'fd otthe basket,- and the form shownin-Fig, 24 in wh jch the single Wire from h oh the entire handle s formed, extendsacross' the b'ottom o'f the basket, alsogreinforoesf theilower portion of the basket an dprev'ents spreading, at that point.

my invention herein shown and described the interengagement of] the. ntereng'agee It is:toj1be notedthatinall the ormsf'ot-i a guiding portions of the side; members and. f bail arms serves to holdithe interengaged locking portions;- against accidental disen gagement, and by making the boilorjthe side pieces, orboth, o1 resilient materia'hythe I bail :may'betorciblyapplied, or sprung into lockingf engagement I with thejside ie ees;

when desired, and cannot hedlisengeged loo:

.warouethe exerean of su-flicient force, in-

;tentional1y, exerted-, for. the purposejor" springing the arts" out of engagement."

I] not onlybelheld against vertical movement 2' with respect to thebfaske'flfbut will also be Q1311 have. shown one such construction in whichlthe coverfretainiiig portions of the memberengage notches inthe cover as iwellas solid portions of the same, soa's to l movement. 'InFigs. 25 to 28" inclusive, I I have; lshownfjsome further slight; modificatidrisjof the cover en aging portions of the handlegyvhichTmay eemploye'd f or jthe -y.seme*purpose.i ,It will; be understood that I w'ise of'thebasket'fand connected by anum- {topfiiof-f the longitudinal slats, one of which {Wel knowniconstruction lAccording to this v. "feature" :or my invention, the, cover is proi .vTide'd-onfop osite-sides with a'slot or notch:

Vgwhich may" e made in the transverse slat,

inf'thetransverse slat gor cleat and 'in the lonpore-on, yvhether formingg art of the bail remember or if H g g I 7 die, Z may conveniently be provided f vvith shoulder to; engage the :top l surface "of the cqverathat is, the trai sverse" slat or 'cleat, andfiwithdocking portionsjt'o engage the ad jac'ent locking notch in the edge ofthe cover.

'In liig. 2'5, for example, Which/illus- -1Zah'd 2;"theflbaiLmember, 2*, is provided with; the cover 'retaining; shoulder, 8*, ex end ng outwardly. and provided with a :ver-

war dly from z'lthe' locking shoulder, 8*; in

'7 f ,slot,'-efil in the' cover, .throug'h fbothfthe transverse slat, or'cleat, pi cover, 'fas ijvell" as the outer longitudi nal .;siat, gift 0163i, so that when;the .cover is shoulder,i 8, against vertical movem-ent,and

" )fIt desira 1e to construct the member,

' o thatlwhenfthe cover islput in place, it vvill,

locked) against endvvis'e' movement. In Fig.2

ll'ock it against both vertical and endvvi'se,

.the'sejbasket covers may be -formed of a sinijgle ieee of Wood, but areu'sually gmade up; of s atsorstrips of jv'enee'r' extending'lengthher-Tot transverse slats extending over. the

j transverse slats {located centrally vof the len th i of" the cover.) "This is the "usual and .orj'f'cl'eatfalone;or which may be made both girudierrs ar: beneath, :Where this type of cover is-employed, and the cover engaging:

he side mem ,ers of the ihan trates ia'ihandl e constructed substantially as heretofore described with reference to Figs."

t 'c allyfidisposed locking portion, indicated fat 15, which-in thislinstanceextends downsuchposition as tol ergage a notch or openv which SlQtBXlIGIldS v infpositionfit1Will beffirmly held .by the 'Wfill-also be heldby the locking portion, 15," against- 1 longitudinal movement; 1 As the lat- I eraL portions. of the. bail extend downwardly yon-"the 'outside of the basket in this form of: f ..the; .-handle, and are provided with locking V 'iandllguidingportions, to-interengage with jacent side member, as previously described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2, there Will naturally be a horizontal portion, indicated at 16 at the lower end of the vertical locking portion, 15,, which alsolieswithin the notch, c and assists in preventing longitus dinal movement of the cover; In this figure I have also'shown the side members, 301, provided at their loWer ends With upwardly cxtending'portions engaging a tie plate,

311 as in Fig. 19. g I Fig.26 showsfa similar construction, in which, the-locking notch in the cover, indicatedat cflis formedonly in the transverse slot,jindicated at C and the bailinember,

2", is provided with the shoulder, 23*, to errgage the "top of the transverse cleat, and

with" a locking portion comprising thevertic'al-portion, 15 horizontal portion, 16%, which engage the notch, 0%, thus holding the cover against .vertical and] longitudinal movement.

r Fig." 27 illustrates a slight modification of the form of handle illustrated in Figs. 19 and 20-, in which the coverengaging portion is on the side member instead of the bail member; In this figure, the side member, indicated at 301, has its upperend portion,

301 which extends above the upper edge of the basket, and carries the locking portion, 306, at its upper end, provided with a ,7 shoulder, 308, provided With' a vertical locking portion,;15, engaging a notch, 0 V 7 100 shit, or cleat, C and one of the longitudinal 5 slats'ofthe'cover, as in Fig. 25, and its also 1 provided With. a horizontally disposed poi .tion, 16, which also engages the slot, 0

which extends both through the transversethereby holding the cover'doWn and against longitudinal"movement in precisely the same m ne as illus f ated in 25, except that, a the eoverretaining portionsare onthe side members instead of on the bailmembers. The

interengaging, locking and guiding portions of-the bail member, 302", and side vmembers,

301 are constructed and operate in; the,

sameinanne'r in this'instance as previously described With referenceto Figs. 19 to 211 inclusive.

in which the sidemember, here lettered 301?,

15 and horizontally disposed portion, 16?,

Fig." 28. shows anotherslightfmodification engaging the not-ch, '0 which in,this jin-. i stance is made only in thetransverse slat,

or cleat, indicatedv at C the bail-member, 1'

302 and side ,me'mber," 801?, being provided with interengaging locking and gu1ding portions in the manner previously d'escribed with reference to Figs. 19 to'2l It i will thus beseenthatthe coverjm ay-rbe prof f vided with notches at opposite sides, which portion of the side member; and a lOCking" portion to interlock with: the locking por-: 'tion of the side member, portions ot'sald basket against spreading.

reinforcing the basket on may extend, part way below the surface, or entirely. through the cover, asdesired, and that the cover engaging portions of the ban dle,vwhich may form part of the bail member, or of the side members, will be constructed toengage such notches so as to hold the cover against both vertical and longitu-' dinal movement. i

What I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is 1-. In a handle for baskets, a metallic side member, provided with a guiding portion, and-a locking portion at a distance therefrom, longitudinally, at least one of said .portions being located in positionto be held at a point below the upper'fedge of the basket, and a detachable ball memberhavmg a guiding portion toengage the guiding bail-member extending below the top edge of the basket and overlapping the ad acent portions of the side member, and reinforcing the upper edge of the basket against spreading.

2. A handle for baskets, comprising a metallic side member, provided with a guiding portion, and a locking portion, at a distance therefrom longitudinally, both of said and lowei end-s with means for attaching them to the basket adjacent to the upper edge and the bottom thereof, each of said side members being provided with guiding member and a locking member, located at separated points longitudinally of the side member, and located between said attaching means, and a bail'member having depending arms adapted to'extend belowthe top edge'oit the basket, each of w hlch'is provided with a guiding portion to engagethe guiding portion of the side member, and a locking portion tointerlock with the'locking portion of the side member, the overlapping portions of the bail arms and side members-stiffening the handle structure and opposite sides against spreading.

4. A handle for baskets, comprising side members, provided adjacent to their upper and lower ends with meansi'or attaching them to thebasket adjacent tojthe upper. edge and the bottom thereof, each ot'said' side members being provided with a guiding member and a locking member located at separated points longitudinally the side member, and located between said attaching means, and a detachable bail mem her having depending arms adapted to extend'below the top edge of the basket, each of which is provided with a guiding portion to engage the guidingportionof the side member, and alocking portion to interlock with the locking vportion of the side member,

the overlapping portions of the bail arms and side members stitlening the handle structure and reinforcing the basket on'op-V posite sides against spreading, the guiding and locking portions "of the side members and, their engaged bail arms being; located so as to prevent accidental displacement when the-parts are engaged, and at leastone oi said parts being formedeot-resilient ma{ terial, to permit-it to yieldwhen said parts are forced into engagement. a V V V 5. A handle for baskets, comprising a pair of side members, each provided at its upper end with a hook portion for engaging the upper edge of the basket and with means at its letter endiorattaching it to the lower portion of the-basket, adjacent to the bottom thereof, each of said side pieces being provided with a guiding portion and'a looking portion, and a bail member provided with side arms adapted to extendbelow the up e'r ed eof the basket, each having guiding portions for engaging the guiding; por 1 tions otthe adjacent side 'membenand lockingportions adapted to interlock with the locking portions of the ad acent side memher and providing overlapping portions ot said armsand s de pieces adjacent, to the upper edge of the basket tor. stiiieningjthe handle structure'a-nd' reinforcing the basket against spreadsin kv a 6. A handleior baskets, comprising pair of side members each provided with attachmg means atits lower end, adapted to be connected with 1 the bottom of thee-basket,

and hook-shaped portions for engaging the .upper edges otthe basket, each or" said side pi'ecesbeing provided with a guiding porion, and with. a locking portion, atleast' one of which islocated betweensaid attach mg means, and-a bail member provided with side arms, adapted to extend below the top edge or the basket, each prov ded with guiding portions to engagethe guiding portions 'ot the adjacent side -member, and locking portions tointerloe'k with the locking portions 7 of the ad acent SlCl-G, member, the interengagement ofs said guiding portions holdingsaid locking portions i-n .interen- I gaged relation, and said'arms' and sidemeun berg r evldl e' ve pil ns P i ns die' centto the upper edge of the basket to 1 @stiflen vthe handle structureand reinforce thebasket against spreading;

'7. A handle for baskets, comprisingapair side mem'berseac'h provided with attach- ,ging means at its lower end, adapted to be fr connected with the bottom of the basket,

, "andIhook-sh'aped portions for-engaging the i i peredgesofthe' basket, each of saidside V pieces being provided. with a guiding portion, and witha locking portion, at least one ofwhich is, located between said attaching meansyan'd aba-ilfmemb'er provided with side "arms, adapted'to' extend below thetop edge ofthe basket,-each provided-with guid-, fing fportions' to engage the guiding portions of: the adjacent side member, and locking .s'portiens to interlock with the 1ocl:ingpo1'- I tions 'o'fthefadjacent side member, the in- 'terengagementof; said guiding portions holding "said locking portions in interen-. gaged relation, andsaid arms and sidemem ef'bers providing overlapping portions" a'dja -icent ito the upper edge of the basket to still'en the handle structure and reinforce the I Ab'a'sket; against spreading, and a metallic tie- I plate located in'the lowerpart of'the basket adjacent to'the bottom-thereof and connectin'g, said sidelmembers fore-transversely re- H of"sid' members each provided with attach- H connected withthe bottom of the basket, and

j hooltshaped portions torengaging the upper .2 edges oftlie basket,"each of said side pieces "being provided with a guiding portion, and with a looking portion, atleast one of which is located between said attachingimeanaand "afb'ail; member; provided with side arms, adapted to extendbelow the topedgeof the "asket; each provided with gui ing sport-ions "jacent side member, 'andjlocking-portions to f said guiding? portions holding said 'lock-' lapping portions adjacent to theupper edge ofjthebasket to'lstifien' liandlestructuref "and reinforce the basket against spread ng;

and a a metallic tie-plate 5 extending trans- Spread-ea with aperturesitof receive t he r tai-ning meansna t the lower ends of said side :them' to, thebasket adjacent to} the bottom them s-and adjacent tothe upperedge, said inforcing-the basketj'atthebottom thereof SQEA handleforbaskets, comprising a pair ingimeans' at its lower end, adapted to be' ,i n agdthetguidingzportions of the ad-i Q'rlltflbcki-Wltl1 ih lOklI1g portions of the adj acent side member, the interengagement ing fpor tionslin inter-engaged relation, and said arms and sidemembers providing over- I Wiselyacrossthebottom of the basket, and

3 members for uniting Z said side 7 plate thereto an'd f to the gbasket' to reinforcethe basket transverselyadjacent to its bottom portion."- a 9;;A ha ndle for-baskets, comprising side "members: providediwith means for attaching isfide'rnembersibeing each provided with longif .itudinallyl; separated guiding T portions gand;

locking portions, at least one of which is 10- catedbelow the upper edge of the basket when the side member is in operative posiftion, and a separate bail memberv'provided' with downwardly extending 'side arms, adaptedto extend below the upper edge of the basket and each provided'with guiding means for engaging the guiding means of the adjacent side member, and locking means adapted to interlockwith the locking means of the adjacent side member, the-interengagement ofsaid guiding means holding said N locking means against accidental disengagement, said ball" arms being provided with shoulders on opposlte sidesfor engaglng a basket.

10. A handle q cover and holding it in engagement with the i each of said side members being provided bevtween its attaching means .with a guiding p'ortlon andwith a locking portlon separated longitudinally fromthe guiding portion, and a bail member provided with downwardly extending side portions adapted toextend below the top edge or" the basket and each provided with a. shoulderfor engaging the cover, a guiding portion'to engage the guid mg portion oi? the ad acent slde'member, and;

locking portion to engage the locking portionof. the adjacent-side member, the interengagement of said guidingportions holding'said interen'gaged" locking portions in engagement. I

. 11*; A handleiorbaskets,fcomprising side Y members provided :With means for attaching them to thebasket adjacent tothebotg tom thereofland adjacent to the upper edge said side" members being each provided with Y long tudinally "separated guiding portions r and lock ng portions, atleastone of which islocated below the upper edge of the basket adapted toextendibelow the upper edge of the basket and each provided with guiding means for engaging the guidingmeans of the ad acent slde member, and locklng means 5 whenthesidemember is inoperative posi V tion,; and" a separate bail member provided NVltll downwardly eXtend1ng .sl-de arms, 7

locking means against accidental.disengagement, said bail arms'being provided with shoulders on opposite sides for engaging cover and holdlng 1t 1n engagement with v the basket, and with locking portions a djacent to the said shoulders for engaging 1 recesses in the cover, and prevent longitudi-- 'nal movement thereof; ,7 7 a In testimony-whereof- I afiix my signature.

1 HENRY K A 

